Just some brief play tonight. Have written a Kirkus review, and need some time away from it before I review it and send it in.
The Nepharim fort was a bit of a puzzle challenge. I should have been able to do it without any fights, but I missed the secret button, despite getting some rather vague directions from a well-placed escaped prisoner.
It wasn't easy, but finally I managed to find my way in to the prisoners and got them freed. I'm rather glad I don't have the hint book this time. I figure if I'm really stuck, I can use the Avernum 1 book, or seek answers on the Spiderweb Forum.
The Nepharim are much tougher foes than I've faced in this game. I tried a fight with a bunch of 'em in front of the fort and got slaughtered. Fortunately, you can enter the fort without triggering that fight. I did wind up fighting quite a few, but not more than three or so at a time, and did pretty well. I avoided the fight with the demons in the crypt, for now. Will have to remember to go back later when I'm stronger, massacre them all, and gather up the loot.
I do like loot.
I went ahead and registered the game last night, and for only $10. An amazing bargain, but Jeff is good to his steady customers. I'd encountered all the shareware demons I was going to find, frankly, and I wanted to get on with the game.
So I went to Formello, which has some nice humor from several characters, especially the librarian. I think there is more humor in the Avernum series, and in this game, than in most of Jeff's other games. Avernum 1 was the second of the Spiderweb games I played, and it really was the humor that got me hooked. Well, plus the exciting gameplay. As a purist adventure gamer, this turned out to be a quite different and enjoyable experience.
Wow, so there's Formello, which is the setting for a major quest in Avernum 6. Nostalgia. And dear Motrax is still alive. I do wish Jeff hadn't killed him off in a later game. I also found the first mention of the GIFTS, the Giant Intelligent Friendly Talking Spiders, which are a feature in Avernum and Nethergate.
Ah, I have so much fun to come!
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